keep goingVerb1. continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." (synonym) run on (hypernym) continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep (verb-group) retain, continue, keep, keep on2. suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" (synonym) tide over, bridge over (hypernym) suffice, do, answer, serve3. allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" (synonym) retain, continue, keep, keep on (hypernym) prolong, sustain, keep up (verb-group) run on4. be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" (synonym) patronize, patronise, patronage, support (hypernym) foster, nurture (verb-group) run on